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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Two NSW teenagers charged over violent extremist material allegedly linked to terror

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NSW police have charged two boys, aged 15 and 16, from Moree with possessing violent extremist material. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Two New South Wales teenagers have been charged with allegedly possessing violent extremist material after police searched one of their homes and found a ballistic-style vest, several notebooks and literature they allege contained extremist references.

The Australian federal police and NSW police released a statement on Friday morning confirming the boys, aged 15 and 16 and both from Moree in northern NSW, had been charged with possession of alleged extremist material after a joint counterterrorism investigation.

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